Retirements

Three Women in High-Level University Positions Are Stepping Down

149012_bullock_mary0001Mary Brown Bullock, the founding executive vice chancellor of Duke Kunshan University in China, has announced that she will step down this summer. She has served as the chief academic and administrative officer of the new joint university venture since 2012. Dr. Bullock will continue in her roles as vice chair of the Asia Foundation and director of the national committee on U.S.-China Relations for the Henry Luce Foundation.

Dr. Bullock is the former president of Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia. She holds a Ph.D. in Chinese history from Stanford University.

willihnganzShirley Willihnganz, provost and executive vice president at the University of Louisville, is stepping down from her posts at the end of the academic year. She has served as provost since 2002 and has been a member of the communication department faculty since 1985.

Following a sabbatical, Dr. Willihnganz plans to return to teaching in 2016. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois.

huennckeLaura Huenneke, provost at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, announced that she is stepping down from her post on July 1. She will remain at the university conducting research and teaching biology and ecology.

Dr. Huenneke has served as provost since 2012 and joined the faculty in 2003. Previously, she taught for 16 years at New Mexico State University. She holds a Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology from Cornell University.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Related Articles

Latest News

The Country’s Top Ten Women’s Colleges According to *U.S. News & World Report*

0
Wellesley College in Massachusetts is the top women's college and the 10th best liberal arts college in the United States, according to U.S. News and World Report. Barnard College and Smith College were included in the country's top 25 liberal arts colleges.

Lori Heafner Named President of Horry-Georgetown Technical College in South Carolina

0
Dr. Heafner has worked for Horry-Georgetown Technical College for the past two decades, most recently serving as vice president for academic affairs. She will become the college's next president on January 4.

Brianne Gilbert to Lead the Association of Academic Survey Research Organizations

0
Gilbert is managing director of Loyola Marymount University's Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles, a comprehensive research center focused on civic life, governance, and quality-of-life trends in Los Angeles County.

Bonnie Weir to Lead Yale’s New Center for Peace and the Global Good

0
Dr. Weir is a senior lecturer of global affairs at the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs. She was recently named the inaugural executive director of the Jackson School's new Center for Peace and the Global Good, a hub for scholars and students working to address challenges in human rights and global health.

Sue Maggioni Is the New Provost of Middlesex Community College in Massachusetts

0
Dr. Maggioni comes to her new role with more than 15 years of teaching and leadership experience in higher education. Most recently, she was assistant provost at Massachusetts Bay Community College

Latest Job Listings

Assistant Professor of Teaching in Neuroscience in the UCLA Department of Psychology and Undergraduate Neuroscience Interdepartmental Program

0
The UCLA Department of Psychology and the UCLA Undergraduate Neuroscience Interdepartmental Program invite applications for a full-time Assistant Professor of Teaching who will develop and teach courses in Behavioral, Cellular, and Molecular Neuroscience.

Assistant Professor of Political Science

0
The Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor specializing in climate politics for an initial 4-year renewable term. We welcome applications from any subfield in Political Science addressing the political challenges of climate mitigation, adaptation, or geoengineering at the local, national, or global level.

Research Associate Professor, Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics

0
The Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago invites applications for a non-tenure track appointment as a Research Associate Professor, for a three-year renewable term.

Assistant Professor of Teaching in Youth Behavioral Health in the UCLA Department of Psychology

0
The UCLA Department of Psychology invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor of Teaching who will contribute to the development and teaching of undergraduate courses in the newly established Youth Behavioral Health undergraduate minor.

Postdoctoral Research Positions in Astrophysical Sciences

0
The Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University, anticipates offering a number of postdoctoral or more senior research positions in theory, observation, and instrumentation, including (but not limited to): the Lyman Spitzer, Jr. Postdoctoral Fellowship; the Henry Norris Russell Postdoctoral Fellowship; The Vera C. Rubin Observatory Data Management Team; and positions in research related to exoplanet theory, interstellar medium/star formation, plasma astrophysics, and supernovae.